Infosecurity News

UK’s AI Safety Summit Scheduled For Early November
Experts welcome efforts to safeguard society from emerging technologies

Chinese Hackers Use DLL Hijacking to Target Asian Gamblers
Espionage campaign shares similarities with previous attacks

Proxyjacking and Cryptomining Campaign Targets GitLab
Threat actors use several evasion techniques to stay hidden

CISA Launches Joint Initiative to Secure RMM Software
It was created with industry and government stakeholders via the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative

Critical Flaws in PowerShell Gallery Enable Malicious Exploits
Aqua Nautilus exposed naming policy, ownership verification and module exposure vulnerabilities

Phishing Spree Targets Zimbra Collaboration Account Holders
ESET said the campaign mainly targeted SMEs and governmental entities in Poland, Ecuador and Italy

Ransomware Surges With 1500 Confirmed Victims This Year
A Rapid7 report finds there have been at least 1500 ransomware victims in the first half of 2023

CISA Urges Patching of Actively Exploited Citrix Bug
Citrix ShareFile vulnerability dates back to June

AnonFiles Shuts Down After Massive User Abuse
Anonymous file sharing service puts domain up for sale

Google Fixes 26 Bugs Amid Fake Update Warning
Chrome 116 update fixes eight critical flaws

Clorox Operations Disrupted By Cyber-Attack
The cyber-attack disrupted manufacturing and distribution processes

Mass-Exploitation Campaign Targets Citrix NetScalers With Backdoors
The attack was unveiled by cybersecurity firm Fox-IT in collaboration with the DIVD

Scammers Exploit Hacked Websites For Phishing
Kaspersky explained one common strategy is the hacking of abandoned or poorly maintained websites

A Third of UK University Students Targeted By Fraud
Delivery scams are the most popular, says NatWest

Major LinkedIn Account Takeover Campaign Underway
Global attacks are causing lockouts and ransom attempts

Digital Safety Advice is Not Getting Through to Women
A lack of inclusivity is failing half the population, say researchers

Discord.io Halts All Operations After Massive Data Breach
Members’ data has been offered for sale as Discord.io investigates breach of its user database

Global IoT Trust Survey Reveals Security Concerns
The Ultimaco report suggests only 14% of consumers view smart devices as secure, despite 38% using them

New QwixxRAT Trojan Spreads Through Messaging Apps
Uptycs found that QwixxRAT spread via Telegram and Discord

UK Police Data Breach Exposes Victim Information
The disclosure occurred within Freedom of Information responses issued by law enforcement



